Toronto Bisha Hotel and Residences | 146.91m | 44s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects

Ostentatious! Gaudy! S&M inspired! Love it! But wouldn't buy into it. And as for the SOHO, I find it to be kinda rundown. Le Germain definitely has a lock on the boutique aspect in this city imho.

You're kidding me ..... I find SOHO is one of the best hotels in the city ... I'll take it a step further, one of the best large hotel suites I've ever been to for the price range ...
 
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I have confirmed that the tower cladding will be curtainwall, and that the glass will have a very slight gray tint. This will not be a green glass tower.

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In this render, the vertical tower cladding elements looks like wood rather than red. Having timber would be cool (real or simulated), and ties into the historic brick base.
 
I thought the renders made it look like simulated wood in spots too... so I asked Mr. Wallman about it. There is no intention to make it look like wood; the words he used to describe the fins were "copper coloured aluminum".

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I was somewhat dissapointed in the actual floorplate, you either get a 400 sq ft bachelor or a 580 sq ft unit, thats where they missed out, they should have done 2 rows of 500 sq ft units, this one is more of an end user building. I know real estate but I wanted to share my opinion on what I thought of the floorplate
 
Your opinion would have had more of an impact if accompanied by the floor plans in question.
 
I have a feeling this will be the first sacrifice in the 'slowing' condo market. Hope I'm wrong since it's a cute building.
 
Nothing wrong with 379sqft but there's something wrong with that price ...
 
Nothing wrong with 379sqft but there's something wrong with that price ...


"Nothing wrong with 379sqft"?!! I was astonished, literally, a few years ago, as i remembered, when U condo debuted its 300 plus sqf studio, so called Urban Design, in Toronto. I believe they pioneered on this...
See how fast our human being can adapt ourselves to the new reality...on the other hand, i have to say to “taal”, shame on you! and myself:)
 
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